Impact of migration, environment and socioeconomic conditions on the physique of Sikhs

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-116

  Singh, L P ^a   Harrison, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; MALE; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKINFOLD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0030038904     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022124     Document Type: Article

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